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Originally Posted by Boomer
Hey, charlieo1126,
I hope you do not mind if I ask you a question. (I think we know someone needs to do a change of subject.)
I realize this is completely unrelated to the thread topic, but I am curious about something you said somewhere around here.
Am I right that you were a paratrooper? And for a lot of years?
May I ask if you always knew you wanted to be airborne?
The reason I am asking is because I have a theory that people who fly — and jump — are born wanting to do that.
Mr. Boomer jumped out of perfectly good airplanes and helicopters, compliments of Uncle Sam. Now, he flies, but he does not jump out.
He loves everything to do with flying. Always has. And I would never clip his wings, as long as we are able to keep on.
When did you know that you wanted to be up there in the air?
Everyone I have ever asked that question of has told me that they always knew.
I hope I am not being too nosy. But when did you know the sky was calling to you? Was it always?
Thanks for putting up with my question.
Boomer
PS: When I heard the song “Me and the Sky” from the play, Come From Away, I knew I was not the only one who has this theory.
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but there was more to it then that , I grew up in very tough neighborhood and got into very bad trouble with rival gang kids it was bad enough that I left the country at 15 and joined the French Foreign Legion , my lack of height 5ft 6 drove much of my decisions in my life , the Legion was elite the legions paratroops were the best and the First Foreign Parachute Battalion was the best of all and after 6 years fighting both in Vietnam in 1954 and then Algeria it was a natural progression to American Army as a para serving with different units both American and Vietnamese paratroopers in Nam and later as a civilian in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos and another 30 years in most of hot spots in world, paratroops are the elite of every army in the world and I have quick way to sum up life I spent my whole life helping to keep bad governments in power or to put bad rebels into power that way it never made me crazy like the people in power I worked for , FYI I don’t own any guns and don’t see a need either and I believe that people given s chance can change I’m an example